A House Of Weird Adventure

ALT SCREEN - ALSO PLAYING

January 25, 2001|By Donna Larcen

Boredom and sex lead to nasty doings in ``Cleopatra's Second Husband,'' in which we find that all is not pleasant in middle-class America. A bored L.A. couple takes a month's vacation, leaving their manse with housesitters they vaguely know. Man of the house Robert Marrs (Paul Hipp) photographs maggot-infested road kill and such. His nagging wife, Hallie (Bitty Schram), baits him constantly, and he ignores her.

The housesitters add some weird spark to their lives. The Marrses come home early to find sitters Zack and Sophie have let the fish die. Nevertheless, the Marrses allow the sexually adventurous couple to stay a few days. Interesting encounters ensue. Pictured above, from left, are Radha Mitchell, Boy Kestner and Hipp.

The movie is rated R, with nudity, sexual situations and violence. It is written and directed by Jon Reiss. The film opens Friday at Real Arts Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford. Information: 860-232-8006 or www.realartways.org.

FOR THE RECORD - Correction was published Friday January 26, 2001 on Page A2.The film ``Cleopatra's Second Husband'' will open Monday at Real Art Ways in Hartford. The opening date was incorrect in an item of Page 17 of Thursday's Cal section.